“The Cockroach Danceis the stunning story of one man’s resistance to a system of intimidation and corruption dominated by the ‘haves’ in a society of ‘have-nots’ and numerous ‘faceless ones’.Meja Mwangi spins a fascinating tale of one man’s revolt against exploitation”. The Daily Nation

Every night, Dusman assures his cockroaches that tomorrow will never come. But tomorrow always comes, with madness and furies, and awes and woes, and challenges that last longer than the days.

Dusman Gonzaga lives in an old apartment building overrun by cockroaches and squalor. The building, Dacca House, is owned by Tumbo Kubwa, a mindless slum lord, and occupied by a strange mix of characters; from garbage collectors to hawkers, from conmen to witch doctors, from genii to mad men. In this crazy world of wild adventures and appalling poverty, Dusman tries to organize the tenants to boycott paying rent in a desperate move to force the landlord to listen to their woes.